Open AccessThree-dimensional facial analyses of Indian and Malaysian women
Author(s) -
Preethi Kusugal,
Zarir Ruttonji,
Roopa Sidde Gowda,
Ladusingh Rajpurohit,
Pritam Lad,
Ritu Ritu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.161872
Subject(s) - medicine , face (sociological concept) , canon , test (biology) , population , orthodontics , dentistry , aesthetics , art , social science , sociology , paleontology , environmental health , biology
Facial measurements serve as a valuable tool in the treatment planning of maxillofacial rehabilitation, orthodontic treatment, and orthognathic surgeries. The esthetic guidelines of face are still based on neoclassical canons, which were used in the ancient art. These canons are considered to be highly subjective, and there is ample evidence in the literature, which raises such questions as whether or not these canons can be applied for the modern population.